Most of these animals metabolize their food at a rapid passe. But the metabolism of a

snake is much slower then many other animals. This is due to one major factor. That is

the temperature in which their bodies are. The metabolism works the same as other

animals. It is just slower in a snake. The metabolism needs to be slower since the snake

doesn?t eat very often. This paper will prove that a snakes metabolism is slow because of

4 different reasons: A. behavior B. evolution C. temperature D. lifestyle.

Most animals (including humans) eat at least once a day. If we go longer then

about a week we could die of starvation. This is because our metabolic rate is fast. It

burns whatever food we eat to make energy. When there is no more food to burn then we

need to eat again. We do not store food for long periods of time either. Snakes on the

other hand don?t have to eat half as much as we do. They can eat about once a month and

still be well fed. Snakes can even go for a full year without food. Of course this wouldn?t

be very healthy, but they would be able to survive. The reason snake can do this is

"Metabolism" in a biochemical sense is burning food in slow motion. If you set

(both lost as gasses), and a *whole* lot of energy in the form of heat. Metabolism is the

that mammals were developing, maybe 100 million years ago. Their first and favorite

carnivorous snakes -- boas, pythons -- typically eat only once a week or so, even less in

have fast metabolisms. Snakes are different. They have a slow metabolism. This enables

same thing done very slowly. The body reduces food items to water, carbon dioxide,

else snakes do in their spare time, at low temperatures. So snakes use behavioral tricks to

the big carnivorous snakes -- boas, pythons -- typically eat only once a week or so, even

need to be warm. About 150 million years ago birds, maybe other dinosaurs, and the

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